Chapter 69

Nicholas’ breath hitched, the softness he was gripping firmly onto rendering him into a stupor.

Meanwhile, it didn’t take long for Tessa to burrow out of his arms. She straightened up, but that made the pain unbearable, so much so that it brought fresh tears to her eyes. She crouched down in hopes of soothing her protesting ankle, and as she breathed through the pain, she grumbled, “Can’t you just be a little less aggressive?”

Nicholas was about to retort when he suddenly looked down and noticed that her ankle was as swollen as fully-proofed bread dough. Seized with an inexplicable anger, he snapped irritably, “Why are you being so stubborn when you’re already this badly hurt? Are you planning on waiting for paralysis to set in before you’re willing to go to the hospital?”

She glared at him and snapped mutinously, “Be quiet if you don’t want to be the first one to get paralyzed!”

“You-” Stumped by her sharp tongue, he found himself at a sudden loss for words.

woman argue with him for once. Not to mention, President Sawyer’s anger seemed to have

the next moment, he watched with shock as Nicholas carried Tessa into an

gasped and began to struggle, shrieking, “Let me go, Nicholas! What do you think

and there was a hard set to his jaw as he turned to

in his own, he fell in

of them filed into the hospital, whereupon Nicholas arranged for a doctor to tend to Tessa’s wounds and run several tests on

dutifully, “The young lady here will be just fine, President Sawyer. She landed on the wrong note and sprained her ankle when she jumped from a high spot, but a couple of days’ rest will have her looking as good as new. As for the abrasions on her arm, they’ll

Nicholas as she grumbled, “See, I told you I’d

my foot anywhere. I’m only doing this to stop Gregory from fussing

out sourly, “And I wouldn’t even spare you a thought if

boy, who had been holding her hand throughout the check-up and blowing on her wounds to soothe the

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